SUSE update for python-idna



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-3651
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
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SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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python-idna
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python3-idna
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Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU88828

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3651

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the idna.encode() function. A remote attacker can pass an overly long domain name to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python-idna to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Public Cloud Module: 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-LTSS-ERICSSON

python-idna: before 2.5-3.13.1

python3-idna: before 2.5-3.13.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241428-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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